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mutagen
(muta|gen)
Pronunciation:
/ˈmjuːtədʒ(ə)n/
noun
an agent, such as radiation or a chemical substance, which causes genetic mutation.
Derivatives
mutagenesis
Pronunciation:
/-ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/
noun
mutagenic
Pronunciation:
/-ˈdʒɛnɪk/
adjective
mutagenicity
Pronunciation:
/-ˈnɪsɪti/
noun
Origin:
1940s
: from
mutation
+
-gen
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